Suzanne Feldman's Blog

I'll be at the 28th Annual Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, TN this weekend, talking about Absalom's Daughters in a panel called the Southern Heroine's Quest. That starts at 1pm. If you're in Nashville, come and say hello!

I was interviewed on a local radio station yesterday--some good questions and I did a short reading from Absalom's Daughters. Here's a link to the show--

http://www.wthu.org/wp-content/upload...

Enjoy!

I'm thrilled to announce that my book comes out TODAY! It's available wherever you can buy books! So exciting!

I'm so excited to post this. My book comes out tomorrow. I want to thank all the reviewers for saying such wonderful things about it. Happy 4th of July, everyone!

Just had a very successful pre-release book signing at the ALA conference in Orlando. A whole stack of books signed and gone in half an hour! Very thrilling! Lots of GREAT librarians!

Anyone else going to be at the American Library Association conference in Orlando? I'll be doing a pre-release signing at the MacMillan booth on Saturday, June 25 at 11 am. Come see me there and get a free book!

The current book giveaway for Absalom's Daughters ends on June 18! Get your dibs in now! :)

A really nice review from Library Journal...
Absalom's Daughters.
Feldman, Suzanne (Author)
Jul 2016. 272 p. Holt, hardcover, $26. (9781627794534).
In 1950s Mississippi, half-black, half-white Cassie works for her grandmother, a woman who orchestrates
the births in her family so that her descendants can, one day, pass for white. Intelligent, hardworking, but
directionless, Cassie befriends her fully white half sister, Judith, a compulsive liar who dreams of
becoming a radio star. When they discover that their deadbeat dad will inherit money, they embark on a
road trip to get their due from the man who abandoned them. As the teenagers meet people warm and
hostile during their travels, they experience the elation of freedom and the constrictions of racism.
Although one crucial supernatural chapter in Feldman’s ambitious debut may deter those who prefer
straight historical fiction, open-minded readers will appreciate how this unusual opportunity allows Cassie
to decide who she wants to be and how she wants to live her life. Feldman’s quick read will appeal to
Faulkner fans with its references to Absalom, Absalom! (1936) and to all who will be intrigued by how
two girls discover their true identities in a place determined to limit their options.
— Biz Hyzy

A really, really nice review for Absalom's Daughters from Publishers Weekly: "resonant and engrossing....The book breathes new life into the road trip story both with its inclusion of magical realism and with its memorable pairing of two teenagers--Cassie, who's black, and Judith, who's white--who have recently discovered that they have the same father....This warm story with two endearing leads offers a new frame of understanding for what it means to seek freedom, and what the seeker must give up in exchange."

I'm thrilled to announce that Absalom's Daughters has received a starred review from Kirkus, and that the book is also on the list for the Kirkus Prize! You can see the review and more here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...